From: Hugh McCann
Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 11:25 AM
To: Charlie Ray
Subject: post retried at VOL
Re: FOUR STRANDS OF ANGLICAN SPIRITUALITY
"Evangelical Anglo-Catholic Charismatic" may "seem like a pretty good balance," but how is such "balance" to be viewed Scripturally?
Given the vast size of the Bible, earlier pilgrims saw the wisdom and necessity of confessions and statements of faith to articulate their convictions. Most viewers of this website are ostensibly adherents to the 39 Articles of Religion. These are decidedly evangelical, Calvinistic (or sovereign grace), and anti-Romish.
"Anglo-Catholic" generally means one who acknowledges the legitimacy if not the supremacy of the Roman pontiff. Evangelicals see him as an anti-Christ, one arrogating to himself the rights and responsibilities of Jesus himself, as our "vicar" or surrogate.
Anglo-Catholics are sacerdotal, "sensing" or "feeling" in the communion (which they often mis-label "the mass") something more akin to transubstantiation than the Articles allow. This is usually attended with pomp and ritual likewise disallowed by the Articles. Hence the need to ignore or rationalize away the Articles!
A knowledgeable Articular, evangelical Anglican can no more embrace Anglo-Catholicism than he can Islam or paganism. To do so is to deny Christ of the Bible whom Cranmer and Co. found by God's grace. Chesterton, Newman and countless others have done their best to obscure him and lead folks out of the Way, astray to the harlot of Rome.
Thankfully, we have our Lord's promise: My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. (John 10:27f.)
Yours for truth,
Given the vast size of the Bible, earlier pilgrims saw the wisdom and necessity of confessions and statements of faith to articulate their convictions. Most viewers of this website are ostensibly adherents to the 39 Articles of Religion. These are decidedly evangelical, Calvinistic (or sovereign grace), and anti-Romish.
"Anglo-Catholic" generally means one who acknowledges the legitimacy if not the supremacy of the Roman pontiff. Evangelicals see him as an anti-Christ, one arrogating to himself the rights and responsibilities of Jesus himself, as our "vicar" or surrogate.
Anglo-Catholics are sacerdotal, "sensing" or "feeling" in the communion (which they often mis-label "the mass") something more akin to transubstantiation than the Articles allow. This is usually attended with pomp and ritual likewise disallowed by the Articles. Hence the need to ignore or rationalize away the Articles!
A knowledgeable Articular, evangelical Anglican can no more embrace Anglo-Catholicism than he can Islam or paganism. To do so is to deny Christ of the Bible whom Cranmer and Co. found by God's grace. Chesterton, Newman and countless others have done their best to obscure him and lead folks out of the Way, astray to the harlot of Rome.
Thankfully, we have our Lord's promise: My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. (John 10:27f.)
Yours for truth,
Hugh
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